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Object Number
88-51-10/50310
Display Title
Whale bone fish line and wooden reel
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fishing tackle, wood reel, knotted baleen line
Classification
- Tackle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
St. Lawrence Island
Materials
Wood, Baleen
Dimensions
Overall: 57 x 6.5 x 3.4 cm (22 7/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
50310
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Hooper
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-18-10/52063 | Fishing tackle, wood reel, knotted baleen line, bone/metal hooks, carved ivory s |
Tackle
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50251 | Fishing tackle |
Tackle
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50252 | Fishing tackle complete |
Tackle
|
Alaska
| |
| 15-36-10/86466 | Fish pole, line, hook, reel, and sinker. |
Fishing and trapping
|
British Columbia
| |
| 17-21-10/87244 | Whale bone line |
Net
|
Vancouver Island?
| |
| 98-18-10/52069 | Whale bone snares for birds |
Snare
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/49978 | Fishing tackle |
Tackle
|
Alaska
| |
| 25-5-10/98140 | Child's fishing gear |
Tackle
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50311 | Dish of whale bone and wood |
Bowl
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 67-10-10/26478 | Wood and bone fish hook |
Fishhook
|
North America
| |
| 46-78-10/28064.1 | Arrow with loose wooden shaft and bone head with three barbs |
Tackle
|
Alaska
| |
| 53-36-60/10144.3 | Line, long, grooved wood toggle reel with forked ends, line wrapped lengthwise |
Fishing and trapping
|
Siberia
|